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Revealed: A-listers who hid their privileged backgrounds - as Blake Lively is the latest star whose 'working class' upbringing doesn't quite ring true
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Revealed: A-listers who hid their privileged backgrounds - as Blake Lively is the latest star whose 'working class' upbringing doesn't quite ring true

Daily Mail  

They live the glamorous life of red carpets, private jets, glitzy parties and never ending wardrobes, however some celebrities like to create the illusion that they are 'just like us' and are in fact ordinary people from modest beginnings. From Posh Spice's Roll's Royce to Ed Sheeran's homeless nights outside Buckingham Palace - the celebrities attempting to whitewash their backgrounds …

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Karan Aujla, who wrote Diljit's GOAT in 10 minutes, got poetry from pain
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Karan Aujla, who wrote Diljit's GOAT in 10 minutes, got poetry from pain

India Today  

"Sometimes I just can’t believe I’m that same kid that lost his parents when he was in India, today I am here. Last year, Karan released 80–90 songs, out of which, 30–40 songs have over 50 million views,” celebrated Punjabi singer Jassie Gill told India Today Digital. She told India Today Digital, “He's a Punjabi pop artist who raps, sings, …

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Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” is America’s No. 1 song again. Here’s why.
55 years ago

Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” is America’s No. 1 song again. Here’s why.

Slate  

At a time of national polarization, a singer-songwriter who has never recorded professionally before scores an improbable chart-topper that finds favor with America Firsters. Sure, there are many differences between “Green Berets” and Oliver Anthony Music’s “Rich Men North of Richmond”—the song that’s freaked out chart watchers and progressives over the past fortnight, as it came out of quite literally …

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The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history
1 year, 5 months ago

The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history

LA Times  

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? Like those airbrushed tunes did for hard rock, Vanilla Ice’s bubblegum-rap sensation made hip-hop “more accessible to the suburban audience,” Konowitch says. On Aug 3, 1995, Marion “Suge” Knight, then the chief executive of Death Row Records, used one of hip-hop’s biggest celebrations as an opportunity to sow discord. After aiming to …

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T-Pain claims Kanye West ‘stole’ one of his lines for his album after calling it ‘corny’
3 years, 4 months ago

T-Pain claims Kanye West ‘stole’ one of his lines for his album after calling it ‘corny’

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy T-Pain has claimed that Kanye …

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Anand Bakshi, the storyteller: In new book, son Rakesh reflects on the poet's 'life and lyrics'
3 years, 7 months ago

Anand Bakshi, the storyteller: In new book, son Rakesh reflects on the poet's 'life and lyrics'

Firstpost  

For anyone familiar with Hindi film music, it is highly unlikely they would not have heard a song penned by Anand Bakshi. The late lyricist’s career lasted over five decades, and his author son Rakesh Anand Bakshi attempts to encapsulate those decades, along with his father’s growing-up years, through first-hand accounts in a new book, Nagme, Kisse, Baatein, Yaadein: The …

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Joy Division on the death of Ian Curtis: ‘Listening to Closer, you think, f***ing hell, how did I miss this?’
4 years, 7 months ago

Joy Division on the death of Ian Curtis: ‘Listening to Closer, you think, f***ing hell, how did I miss this?’

The Independent  

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